Best 2009 Genea-Moment(s)!

Several of my Best of 2009 moments came from items that fell into my lap so to speak. After my mother passed away, I found many documents and photos that I hadn’t been looking for, but was very excited to find.

September 30 – The Box, part one of a 2 part post that concluded with the October 1st post – The Calendar. This was one of the items I found at the bottom of a trunk at my mom’s house and told the intimate story of my “baby” aunt’s brief life from my grandmother’s perspective.

I also realized just how helpful others can be. Not only did a lady take pictures of headstones for me via Find A Grave, but she did some research at her local library and sent me some news clippings. I also connected with a distant Goul cousin who mailed some very valuable family history information.